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Global stocks higher with China, Korea closed for Lunar New Year

Global stocks rose Monday following a big Wall Street gain at the start of a week when China, South Korea and Southeast Asian markets will close for the Lunar New Year holiday. London and Frankfurt opened higher. Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced while Sydney declined. Markets in China, South Korea and Taiwan were closed. Hong Kong and Southeast Asia were due to close later in the week. Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index rose 2.4% on Friday, breaking a three-week losing streak and giving major indexes their biggest gains this year. Investors have been rattled by the Federal Reserve's decision to try to cool inflation by accelerating plans to raise interest rates and wind down bond purchases and other stimulus that is boosting stock prices. Prospects of rising rates and shrinking global liquidity compressed within a much shorter time-frame brings with it appreciable risks of unsettling markets, Vishnu Varathan of Mizuho Bank said in a report. In early trading, the FTSE 100 in London

World stocks gain ahead of Fed meet, oil watches Russia-Ukraine

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was unchanged, after sharp losses earlier in the week

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World stocks rise, dollar down; US inflation data surges as forecast

World stocks rose while US Treasury yields and the dollar fell, after the latest US inflation data showed price pressures surging

Stocks steady, bond yields cling to highs ahead of Fed testimony

Equity markets had a bruising start to the year as bets that the Fed could raise interest rates as soon as March spurred investors to pare risky assets

Global stocks mixed after Wall Street falls on rate hike worries

Global shares were mixed Monday after Wall Street fell on worries the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates as soon as March

Global stocks tumble after Federal Reserve signals faster rate hikes

Global stocks and Wall Street futures tumbled Thursday after investors saw minutes from a Federal Reserve meeting as a sign the U.S. central bank might hike interest rates faster to cool inflation. Benchmarks in London and Frankfurt opened down more than 1% while Tokyo lost nearly 3%. Notes from the Fed meeting last month showed policymakers believe the U.S. job market is nearly healthy enough that ultra-low rates are no longer needed. Traders took that as a sign the Fed might be more aggressive about rolling back stimulus that is boosting stock prices. The report bludgeoned the markets by upsetting expectations that earlier Fed plans were locked in, Vishnu Varathan of Mizuho Bank said in a report. In early trading, the FTSE 100 in London lost 1.1% to 7,435.95. Frankfurt's DAX fell 1.4% to 16,046.83 and the CAC 40 in Paris sank 1.6% to 7,255.16. On Wall Street, the future for the benchmark S&P 500 index was off 0.3% and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2%. On

Global stocks close near record highs ahead of New Year, dollar and oil dip

Equities around the globe traded little changed on Thursday as oil prices fell and the US dollar dipped against most major currencies

Global stocks gain as appetite for risk stages comeback amid Omicron scare

The broader Euro STOXX 600 rose as much as 1.1%. German DAX's added 0.8%, with London's FTSE climbing 0.9%

Global stock markets fall on virus concern, tighter Fed policy

Global stock markets and Wall Street futures tumbled Monday amid concern about the latest coronavirus variant and tighter Federal Reserve policy. London and Frankfurt opened sharply lower. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong also fell at the start of a trading week that will be shortened by Christmas. Benchmark US oil fell by more than $3 per barrel. The spread of the omicron variant has fuelled fears that renewed curbs on business and travel might worsen supply chain disruptions and boost inflation. Omicron threatens to be the Grinch to rob Christmas, Mizuho Bank's Vishnu Varathan said in a report. The market prefers safety to nasty surprises. In early trading, the FTSE 100 in London fell 1.7% to 7,143.60 and the DAX in Frankfurt lost 2.4% to 15,155.71. The CAC 40 in Paris sank 2% to 6,787.68. On Wall Street, futures for the benchmark S&P 500 index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.5%. On Friday, the S&P fell 1% as traders took money off the table after the Fed indicated .

World stocks march towards record highs ahead of ECB, BOE meetings

There was more drama in Turkey as the record low lira plunged another 3% ahead of its own central bank meeting

Global stocks mixed after Wall Street rise, weak Japanese trade

Global stock markets were mixed Wednesday after Wall Street advanced on strong corporate earnings and Japanese exports weakened. London and Shanghai declined while Tokyo and Frankfurt advanced. The future for Wall Street's benchmark S&P 500 index was off less than 0.1% after five days of gains. Market sentiment remains decidedly positive, said Jeffrey Halley of Oanda in a report. Investors watched for inflation updates from Britain and some other European governments amid concern central banks might feel pressure to hike interest rates sooner than planned or roll back stimulus. In early trading, the FTSE 100 in London lost less than 0.1% to 7,210.74. The DAX in Frankfurt rose 0.2% to 15,552.62 while the CAC 40 in Paris declined less than 0.1% to 6,667.52. On Wall Street, the future for the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up less than 0.1%. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 rose 0.7% to within 0.4% of its Sept. 2 all-time high. The Dow and the Nasdaq composite advanced less than ...

Wall Street: Hedge funds raise bearish bets at fastest pace in two years

Bears, driven almost into extinction amid the relentless equity rally and January's retail-fomented short squeeze, are staging a comeback

Here are assets JPMorgan says are vulnerable to commodity-fueled inflation

Technology stocks and emerging-Asian markets are among those most at risk, while cyclical shares and the assets of energy-exporting nations are seen as possible havens

Swinging Sixties! 4 reasons why the Sensex tanked today and then recovered

The 60,000 mark is proving to be a volatile level for the Sensex. On the other hand, the Nifty50 index came within striking distance of the 18,000-mark in the preceding two trading sessions

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Asian equities fall in early trade after world stocks hit new record

MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan fell 0.59%, having closed lower on each of the past three days

Global stocks hit record highs as Federal Reserve's tapering concerns ease

Global shares hit record highs Wednesday after data showed US consumer price increases slowed in July, easing concerns that the Federal Reserve will imminently signal a scaling back of bond purchases

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Global stocks tread water as gold slides and oil takes a spill

The FTSE Eurofirst 300 index was trading flat, Britain's FTSE 100 index dipped 0.3% and Germany's DAX 30 fell 0.3%.